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1 Chapter 13 Other Planetary Systems The New Science of Distant Worlds 13.1 Detecting Extrasolar Planets Our goals for learning Why is it so difficult to detect planets around other stars? How do we detect planets around other stars? Why is it so difficult to detect planets around other stars? Brightness Difference A Sun-like star is about a billion times brighter than the sunlight reflected from its planets Like being in San Francisco and trying to see a pinhead 15 meters from a grapefruit in Washington, D. C. Special Topic: How did we learn other stars are Suns? How do we detect planets around other stars? Ancient observers didn t think stars were like the Sun because Sun is so much brighter. Christian Huygens ( ) used holes drilled in a brass plate to estimate the angular sizes of stars. His results showed that, if stars were like Sun, they must be at great distances, consistent with the lack of observed parallax. 1

2 Planet Detection Direct: Pictures or spectra of the planets themselves Indirect: Measurements of stellar properties revealing the effects of orbiting planets Gravitational Tugs Sun and Jupiter orbit around their common center of mass Sun therefore wobbles around that center of mass with same period as Jupiter Gravitational Tugs Sun s motion around solar system s center of mass depends on tugs from all the planets Astronomers around other stars that measured this motion could determine masses and orbits of all the planets Astrometric Technique We can detect planets by measuring the change in a star s position on sky However, these tiny motions are very difficult to measure (~0.001 arcsecond) Doppler Technique Measuring a star s Doppler shift can tell us its motion toward and away from us Current techniques can measure motions as small as 1 m/s (walking speed!) First Extrasolar Planet Doppler shifts of star 51 Pegasi indirectly reveal a planet with 4-day orbital period Short period means small orbital distance First extrasolar planet to be discovered (1995) 2

3 First Extrasolar Planet Other Extrasolar Planets Large planet mass Highly eccentric orbit Planet around 51 Pegasi has a mass similar to Jupiter s, despite its small orbital distance Doppler data curve tells us about a planet s mass and the shape of its orbit Planet Mass and Orbit Tilt Transits and Eclipses We cannot measure an exact mass for a planet without knowing the tilt of its orbit, because Doppler shift tells us only the velocity toward or away from us Doppler data gives us lower limits on masses A transit is when a planet crosses in front of a star The resulting eclipse reduces the star s apparent brightness and tells us planet s radius No orbital tilt: accurate measurement of planet mass Spectrum during Transit Direct Detection Change in spectrum during transit tells us about composition of planet s atmosphere Special techniques can eliminate light from brighter objects These techniques are enabling direct planet detection 3

4 Other Planet-Hunting Strategies Gravitational Lensing: Mass bends light in a special way when a star with planets passes in front of another star. Features in Dust Disks: Gaps, waves, or ripples in disks of dusty gas around stars can indicate presence of planets. What have we learned? Why is it so difficult to detect planets around other stars? Direct starlight is billions of times brighter than starlight reflected from planets How do we detect planets around other stars? A star s periodic motion (detected through Doppler shifts) tells us about its planets Transiting planets periodically reduce a star s brightness Direct detection is possible if we can block the star s bright light 13.2 The Nature of Extrasolar Planets Our goals for learning What have we learned about extrasolar planets? How do extrasolar planets compare with those in our solar system? What have we learned about extrasolar planets? Measurable Properties Orbital Period, Distance, and Shape Planet Mass, Size, and Density Composition Orbits of Extrasolar Planets Most of the detected planets have orbits smaller than Jupiter s Planets at greater distances are harder to detect with Doppler technique 4

5 Orbits of Extrasolar Planets Orbits of some extrasolar planets are much more elongated (greater eccentricity) than those in our solar system Multiple-Planet Systems Some stars have more than one detected planet Multiple-Planet Systems Orbits of Extrasolar Planets Most of the detected planets have greater mass than Jupiter Planets with smaller masses are harder to detect with Doppler technique Special techniques can eliminate light from brighter objects These techniques are enabling direct planet detection How do extrasolar planets compare with those in our solar system? Surprising Characteristics Some extrasolar planets have highly elliptical orbits Some massive planets orbit very close to their stars: Hot Jupiters 5

6 Hot Jupiters What have we learned? What have we learned about extrasolar planets? Detected planets are all much more massive than Earth They tend to have orbital distances smaller than Jupiter s Some have highly elliptical orbits How do extrasolar planets compare with those in our solar system? Some Hot Jupiters have been found 13.3 The Formation of Other Solar Systems Our goals for learning Can we explain the surprising orbits of many extrasolar planets? Do we need to modify our theory of solar system formation? Can we explain the surprising orbits of many extrasolar planets? Revisiting the Nebular Theory Nebular theory predicts that massive Jupiter-like planets should not form inside the frost line (at << 5 AU) Discovery of hot Jupiters has forced reexamination of nebular theory Planetary migration or gravitational encounters may explain hot Jupiters Planetary Migration A young planet s motion can create waves in a planetforming disk Models show that matter in these waves can tug on a planet, causing its orbit to migrate inward 6

7 Gravitational Encounters Close gravitational encounters between two massive planets can eject one planet while flinging the other into a highly elliptical orbit Multiple close encounters with smaller planetesimals can also cause inward migration Orbital Resonances Resonances between planets can also cause their orbits to become more elliptical Do we need to modify our theory of solar system formation? Modifying the Nebular Theory Observations of extrasolar planets have shown that nebular theory was incomplete Effects like planet migration and gravitational encounters might be more important than previously thought Planets: Common or Rare? One in ten stars examined so far have turned out to have planets The others may still have smaller (Earthsized) planets that current techniques cannot detect What have we learned? Can we explain the surprising orbits of many extrasolar planets? Original nebular theory cannot account for hot Jupiters Planetary migration or gravitational encounters may explain how Jupiter-like planets moved inward Do we need to modify our theory of solar system formation? Migration and encounters may play a larger role than previously thought 7

8 13.4 Finding New Worlds Our goals for learning How will we search for Earth-like planets? How will we search for Earth-like planets? Transit Missions NASA s Kepler mission is scheduled to begin looking for transiting planets in 2008 It is designed to measure the 0.008% decline in brightness when an Earth-mass planet eclipses a Sunlike star Astrometric Missions GAIA: A European mission planned for 2010 that will use interferometry to measure precise motions of a billion stars SIM: A NASA mission planned for 2011 that will use interferometry to measure star motions even more precisely (to 10-6 arcseconds) Mission concept for NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) Direct Detection Determining whether Earth-mass planets are really Earth-like requires direct detection Missions capable of blocking enough starlight to measure the spectrum of an Earth-like planet are being planned What have we learned? How will we search for Earth-like planets? Transit missions will be capable of finding Earth-like planets that cross in front of their stars (Kepler to launch in 2008) Astrometric missions will be capable of measuring the wobble of a star caused by an orbiting Earth-like planet Missions for direct detection of an Earth-like planet will need to use special techniques (like interferometry) for blocking starlight 8

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